Larry Oliver Billingsley
Larry
Oliver Billingsley, 78, lost his battle with
cancer at his home in Bonners Ferry on May 2,
2011. Services were held May 6 at the Bonners
Ferry Funeral Home.Larry was born in Linton, North Dakota, on February 6, 1933, to Emerson and Bernice Billingsley. He had one brother and one sister.
In 1935 the family moved to Moyie Springs, Idaho. Larry worked at the Moyie River Lumber Co. for a short time, logged and sold Christmas trees. For over 50 years, he split cedar starting with picket wood, then post and rails and shakewood. He loved splitting cedar. He taught his son Mike how to log at eight years old.
Larry joined the Army at the age of 17 and he went to Germany and drove tanks. He came home in 1954. Larry married Veryl Morrison in 1954 and they had one child, Michael.
In 1958 Larry was nominated to the office of Justice of the Peace of Moyie Springs. In 1966 they divorced and later he met Juudy Neer. They got married and had twins, Donna and Danna.
Larry loved to pick huckleberries, traveling, fishing on the coast, hunting and gambling.
Larry is preceded in death by his parents, brother and sister.
Survivors include son Mike and wife Susan Billingsley, Troy, Montana; daughters Donna Vickroy and husband Kevin, also of Troy; Danna Lemmert, Moyie Springs, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Family and friends are invited to sign Larry’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.